Kaunas International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kaunas, Kaunas County (Lithuania)

IATA: KUN ICAO: EYKA

Longest Active Runway

10,663 ft

3,250 meters

Field Elevation

256 ft

78 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

54.9640°, 24.0858°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #428 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#685 of 7558

Top 9.1% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Lithuania)

#1 of 1 in LT

#2 of 5 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+6.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KUN in numbers: 10,663 ft longest runway · tied #428 of 650 published · #685 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.1%) · #1 in Lithuania.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

KUN lies at 78 m (256 ft), #352 of 650 published airports by elevation and 40.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of KUN. Nearest published airport: Riga International Airport (RIX), 118 NM, 10,499 ft (164 ft shorter than KUN); 4 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,663 ft (3,250 m)

KUN runway: 08/26 10,663 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). +6.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	10,663 ft (3250 m / 3.250 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →